MPI CSL
Project title

How redemptive narratives shape prosocial behavior

ID

stories-prosocial-behavior

DOI 10.57801/785v-tf44 Findable
Resource type Dataset / Survey
Citation Thielmann, I., & Böhler, J. (2022). How redemptive narratives shape prosocial behavior [Data set]. Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law. https://doi.org/10.57801/785V-TF44
Website n/a
Timeframe 2022 – ongoing
Organization Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law (MPI-CSL) ROR ID Independent Research Group Personality, Identity, and Crime (IRGPIC)
People
  • Thielmann, Isabel Email PuRE ORCID GND-ID Principal Investigator Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law
  • Böhler, Jana Email Research Assistant Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law
Abstract

The major goal of this study is to investigate the relation between the tendency to construct redemptive personal narratives and prosocial behavior (measured in economic games) while at the same time considering relevant personality traits. The two research questions are:
1) Are redemptive autobiographical narratives positively related to prosocial behavior?
2) If so, do redemptive autobiographical narratives predict prosocial behavior above and beyond relevant personality traits, particularly Honesty-Humility?
Keywords Honesty-Humility narrative identity prosocial behavior redemptive stories